PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Calisher, C H
AU  - el-Kafrawi, A O
AU  - Al-Deen Mahmud, M I
AU  - Travassos da Rosa, A P
AU  - Bartz, C R
AU  - Brummer-Korvenkontio, M
AU  - Haksohusodo, S
AU  - Suharyono, W
TI  - Complex-specific immunoglobulin M antibody patterns in humans infected with alphaviruses.
DP  - 1986 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
PG  - 155--159
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jcm.asm.org/content/23/1/155.short
4100  - http://jcm.asm.org/content/23/1/155.full
SO  - J. Clin. Microbiol.1986 Jan 01; 23
AB  - Sera from humans with serologically confirmed eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, Pogosta (Ockelbo), Mayaro, Ross River, and chikungunya virus infections were tested by immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody capture enzyme immunoassay. Diagnostically useful IgM antibody titers were detected, and selected sera with high IgM antibody titers were tested for IgM antibody with nine heterologous alphaviruses. The results provide evidence for the complex specificity of IgM antibody and indicate the usefulness of this test in both individual cases and epidemic situations.